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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1909
Page
1
City watchers question who profits from houses like the Plummer setup as $21 weekly rents and 140 more rooms threaten downtown safety. Officials including Prosecutor Vanderveer face calls for warrants or grand jury probes while residents seek relief ahead of a major exposition.
A local plea asserts John F. Miller misled voters about district changes at Eighth Ave and Plum and condemns the chief of police for lax enforcement. It calls for the mayor to resign, and demands the firing of George F. Van Prosecuting Attorney for failing to issue warrants and enforce the law.
Two masked men held up B C Ward a salesman as he was about to enter the Kingaston hotel 1477 Belmont Ave at about 16 00 last night Ward was confronted by a revolver voice Hands up One thief covered him while the other rifled his pockets taking a gold watch a bike chain and about five dollars in cash.
The still ongoing Sullivan case saw Attorney Trumbull present arguments arguing no equity in the Merrantile Investment Company trust and that debt cannot be paid, countered by Mr Howe’s response as proceedings moved forward with hearings this week.
Fremont scene erupts when Jack Wilson of Sacramento chases his former wife into the street at Evanston and 43d, flourishes a revolver, and threatens to kill her. A crowd gathers as police are called, Wilson departs after vowing to return, and Mrs. Wilson is revived after a collapse.
Officers work for H. de Hanen not De Hansen amid embezzlement allegations. Leonard P. Spear serves as secretary of Union Coal & Development Co and acted as the complaining witness. No charge has been brought against the secretary or any employee of the company.
Charles Bure of 404 and Other Green Lake was knocked out in a Nebraska bar. He woke in a cheap lodging house to find his new clothes missing and four sailors uniforms left behind as remnants of the incident.
Fair conditions predicted tonight with light frost. Thursday looks fair and 4 degrees warmer with light variable winds.
Contractors plan to regrade the Denny Hill water system to nearly double the washing water available. An application for installation of a 14 inch pump from Lake U seeks to deliver about 10,000,000 tons of water every 24 hours, boosting the current 18,000,000 daily total. The board of public works will consider the proposal as part of accelerating work progress.
A newspaper interview portrays Florence Moore in a suite at the Butler Annex venting rage about newspapers and Hamilton. She declares him nothing to her while hinting at money tied to his name, and questions what she would do to cover deficits with her own assets.
Pacific States Lumber accepts the city’s offer of 60 000 for 4080 acres in the Cedar River watershed aimed at protecting the water supply. Villet attorneys seek habeas corpus in a U S court after sentences for harboring an alien German woman.
The writen based on the justice handed down by the Supreme Court of the United States declares the law under which Villet was prosecuted unconstitutional. Three counts were brought against Villet, and he was convicted and sentenced on the third count.
Ortis Hamilton former adjutant general of Washington faces arrest in the state capitol on a larceny by embezzlement charge. The case involves alleged forgery and misappropriation of state military funds used largely for Florence Moore. Sheriff Gaston waits in the governor’s office for Hamilton’s exit to effect arrest.
A defalcation scheme centered on Hamilton, ad jutant general, could reach as high as sixty thousand dollars. He allegedly forged signatures to siphon state funds, buying ammunition and lavishly spending on Mrs. Moore. Records show over half a million rounds in six months, with Benet at Benicia arsenal confirming only one genuine purchase.
Jefferson City May 5. Attorney General Major cites willful perversion of franchises and usurpation of powers as grounds for forfeiture of charters and licenses of 17 state and interstate railroads. Railroads named include Missouri Pacific, St Louis Iron Mountain, Cotton Belt, Santa Fe, and others.
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